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Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup vs Vinchin Backup & Recovery comparison

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Ba...
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
33rd
Ranking in Cloud Backup
29th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (19th)
Vinchin Backup & Recovery
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
73rd
Ranking in Cloud Backup
63rd
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is 0.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Vinchin Backup & Recovery is 0.5%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup0.9%
Vinchin Backup & Recovery0.5%
Other98.6%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Asif Usmani - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Sales Manager at S2
Lacks multi-platform support and physical infrastructure but excels in storage optimization
We use it for VM backup and Office 365 backup I find the solution to be user-friendly and easy to manage and deploy. It provides storage for Office 365, which is beneficial, and the deduplication technology is excellent, especially in optimizing storage capacity compared to others. In terms of…
Albert-Wang - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Consultant at SiS Technologies
Comprehensive data protection supports diverse IT environments
Vinchin Backup & Recovery supports most mainstream private cloud platforms, including VMware, Nutanix, and Microsoft Hyper-V, as well as many Chinese-based products. It supports cross-platform backup and recovery, allowing customers to back up from one platform and recover to another. The user interface is very user-friendly, making it easy for customers to understand and use. In addition to virtual machine backups, the platform supports physical server backups, file backups, and database backups. This comprehensive support allows customers to back up most IT resources, including the public cloud, within one platform.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"All of the features are fantastic and also the management from Microsoft dealing with multiple machines is great. The whole package is excellent for me."
"We looked for a cheaper Hyper-V backup solution, and Altaro is the best choice for this purpose."
"The most valuable feature of Altaro VM Backup is its ability to backup and restore various types of data, including Active Directory, application servers, and SQL Server databases."
"Ability to restore to any host."
"The CDP backup feature is very nice, as it allows you to take backups at high frequencies and with application consistency."
"The initial setup was simple and easy. Anyone without prior experience can install, configure, and use it."
"Altaro is always our go-to VM backup software."
"It is a great lesson in keeping it simple."
"Vinchin Backup & Recovery supports most mainstream private cloud platforms, including VMware, Nutanix, and Microsoft Hyper-V, as well as many Chinese-based products."
"The user interface is very user-friendly, making it easy for customers to understand and use."
 

Cons

"Backup speed and comparisons between versions used to be slow on big VMs but that was improved greatly later on."
"Basically, how it works is that you have a single local drive, and then you have a cloud backup. It'd be nice if you could rotate the single local backup drive. As of now, you can't."
"The initial set up was complex, and I was not able to do the set up myself."
"Storage usage: you have often to manually free disk spaces."
"The cloud backup and VMware support (now available in the latest releases), could do with some improvement."
"The only issue at the moment is a lack of throttling."
"I did not manage to import my old configuration, in v4, into v5 just after it what was released, however, I believe this functionality has been improved."
"I need to be able to restore emails to Exchange Live not just to a PST. This is a major drawback as I want to be able to restore individual items or mailboxes directly into my live Exchange databases so the user can see the email right away."
"The deduplication and compression ratio could be improved to save more space for customers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a free version for Hosts with 2 VMs."
"VMware is a little pricey, but it is a good solution and priced similar to other products."
"No other product offers these features for this price. The ROI is great."
"Its yearly maintenance fee is fairly high for me to renew for upgrades and support."
"​By implementing the solution at multiple locations, significant cost savings were achieved."
"There is a free version for two VMs. I would advise to study the deployment environment well, prior to committing to order a license per host."
"Altaro had the best prices and ROI in the whole bunch that we evaluated."
"Altaro VM Backup is affordably priced. It is a best value for its price and has almost every feature that an expensive, popular product offers."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
15%
Construction Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Transportation Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise4
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?
The pricing and licensing cost is challenging since most competitors offer cheaper pricing, making it difficult to penetrate the market with the current pricing strategy.
What needs improvement with Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?
The solution needs multi-platform support as it is currently only available for VMware and Hyper-V. It also lacks support for physical servers and workstations. Additionally, they should add more p...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Vinchin Backup & Recovery?
The pricing of Vinchin Backup & Recovery is cheaper compared to solutions like Veeam and Commvault.
What needs improvement with Vinchin Backup & Recovery?
The deduplication and compression ratio could be improved to save more space for customers. For very large enterprises with over several thousand virtual machines, the backup speed may be an issue.
What is your primary use case for Vinchin Backup & Recovery?
Companies, such as finance, hospitals, and energy firms, use Vinchin Backup & Recovery to keep their data safe. Data is a critical resource in these industries. The solution helps protect again...
 

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Sample Customers

Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Amazon, Harvard University, MIT, Peugeot, Xerox
Sichuan University, China Telecom Corporation Limited, China Mobile, PetroChina (CNPC), State Grid Corporation of China, La Caja de Ahorro y Seguro, University of Évora, E.Leclerc, LEAG, The University of Manchester
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